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LARGE PRINT EDITION It's the most wonderful time of the year...
Aspiring ballerina Dani Spevak's visions of sugar plums are dashed
when she's assigned to understudy her nemesis, Hadley Taylor, in
the Nutcracker. Pretty, popular, and rich, that girl has all the
luck. Or so she thought. When Hadley mysteriously disappears with
opening night just around the corner, Dani can't sit idly by, even
if it means losing the part. Now she's running all over Phoenix in
a race against the clock. From reality TV trophy wives to sleazy
real estate developers to a possible drug ring, the cast of
suspects begins to add up. Will she find Hadley before the curtain
rises? Book 2 in the Dani Spevak Mystery Series.
Hope in a Ballet Shoe tells the story of Michaela DePrince. Growing
up in war-torn Sierra Leone, she witnessed atrocities that no child
ever should. Her father was killed by rebels and her mother died of
famine. Sent to an orphanage, Michaela was mistreated and saw the
brutal murder of her favourite teacher. Then Michaela and her best
friend are adopted by an American couple, and Michaela begins to
take dance lessons. But life in the States isn't without
difficulties. Unfortunately, tragedy can find its way to Michaela
in America, too, and her past can feel like it's haunting her. The
world of ballet is a racist one, and Michaela has to fight for a
place amongst the ballet elite, hearing the words 'America's not
ready for a black girl ballerina.' And yet . . . Today, Michaela
DePrince is an international ballet star, dancing for The Dutch
National Ballet at the age of nineteen. This is a heart-breaking,
inspiring autobiography by a teenager who shows us that, beyond
everything, there is always hope for a better future.
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Rhythms for Ruby is based on a true story. It is about a little
girl (Gabriella) who has had her first tap dance recital and her
friend Ruby, who is now in a wheelchair after having just come back
to the school classroom after recuperating from being in a terrible
car accident and losing her leg. Gabriella's tap dance teacher
tells her about the famous, real life, one legged tap dancer
Clayton "Peg Leg" Bates and she decides that she wants her friend
to have a special leg and be able to tap dance too. The book is for
children and this is as graphic as it gets. The blurb on the back
of this audio book reads as follows: With prayer, determination and
creative thoughtfulness, Gabriella finds a way to help her friend
Ruby overcome the obstacles of her disability. Through tap dance
and with the help of Mrs. Stevens, Mr. Marsh, and Miss. Karen, her
tap dance teacher, Gabriella brings the whole community together
with a single-minded goal. %100 of the money from the sale of this
book goes to Ruby, a childhood friend of Karen Callaway Williams
who lost her leg when she was hit by a car with the intent to raise
$100,000 to pay off Ruby's medical bills and acquire a special leg
that matches her skin and doesn't hurt.
It's time for Mr Potato's Super Fantastic Dance Competition! Peppa,
Suzy Sheep, Mandy Mouse and Rebecca Rabbit can't wait to perform
their dance. Will they win a prize? And can Peppa persuade Mummy
Pig and Daddy Pig to join in, too? Peppa and George love dancing.
Everyone loves dancing!
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